First of all, I place this message here as I have understood that being in EU, any certification or definition comes from the benelux team. If I am wrong and this message should go in other place please move it or tell me where to post.
To introduce myself, I am an Spanish experienced biker. I use to run 20-25K kms per year, half made in long to very long routes usually including one summer trip to different countries. My current bike is a Triumph Speedmaster 1200.
I have heared about these challenges lately. My actual record is slightly under 1000 kms in one single day trip, and I would like to try more, now I have known of your group.
I am probably going to try my first SS1600 early next summer (to get the advantage of more sun hours right near the solstice). Studying the chance to go straight to the BB as all my "nice routes" will end far from home.
Appart of already watched at docs, with plans to reread and soon start a process of training and preparing, I have a couple doubts.
First is regarding the mileage measurement itself. In the rules it is set that proof comes from pictures of odometer and receipts, but I have to be aware of odometers not necessarily being exact and can be rebated by a google maps examination. The docs even mention supposedly japanese odometers to be overmeasured - a fact that sounds weird to me, owned a Honda and a Kawasaki and they were pretty exact on counting distance.
I feel that important. Specially due to the fact I have to point finish on a gas station, and when you have 1600 kms in your back, moving 20 or 30 kms more than needed to be sure not to fail, and have to do in an open gas station... sounds not too good. Iguess 1600 kms is enoght not to say "OK, let's keep the bike moving half an hour more to be sure"
I have a GPS tracker in my bike, pretty exact. can it be used as proof? How "strict" are those things - what if my odometer marks 1620 kms, but a route tracing at google maps from exact points at some moment says 1590?
Second I do not find too many related experiencies. Something like people telling about how they organized the trip, how many stops, time organisation. I understand everyone is different but maybe there are best rithms. Or am i missing the place to look?
final doubt is more being curious (i guess too late to change whatever ). I understand the origin is the USA measures: 1000 and 1500 miles.
1000 miles comes exactly to be 1609 kms. So... rounded down to 1600 - makes sense.
But 1500 miles comes to be 2414 kms. Looks like the logical and proportional round should be 2400kms. So why BB2500?
To introduce myself, I am an Spanish experienced biker. I use to run 20-25K kms per year, half made in long to very long routes usually including one summer trip to different countries. My current bike is a Triumph Speedmaster 1200.
I have heared about these challenges lately. My actual record is slightly under 1000 kms in one single day trip, and I would like to try more, now I have known of your group.
I am probably going to try my first SS1600 early next summer (to get the advantage of more sun hours right near the solstice). Studying the chance to go straight to the BB as all my "nice routes" will end far from home.
Appart of already watched at docs, with plans to reread and soon start a process of training and preparing, I have a couple doubts.
First is regarding the mileage measurement itself. In the rules it is set that proof comes from pictures of odometer and receipts, but I have to be aware of odometers not necessarily being exact and can be rebated by a google maps examination. The docs even mention supposedly japanese odometers to be overmeasured - a fact that sounds weird to me, owned a Honda and a Kawasaki and they were pretty exact on counting distance.
I feel that important. Specially due to the fact I have to point finish on a gas station, and when you have 1600 kms in your back, moving 20 or 30 kms more than needed to be sure not to fail, and have to do in an open gas station... sounds not too good. Iguess 1600 kms is enoght not to say "OK, let's keep the bike moving half an hour more to be sure"
I have a GPS tracker in my bike, pretty exact. can it be used as proof? How "strict" are those things - what if my odometer marks 1620 kms, but a route tracing at google maps from exact points at some moment says 1590?
Second I do not find too many related experiencies. Something like people telling about how they organized the trip, how many stops, time organisation. I understand everyone is different but maybe there are best rithms. Or am i missing the place to look?
final doubt is more being curious (i guess too late to change whatever ). I understand the origin is the USA measures: 1000 and 1500 miles.
1000 miles comes exactly to be 1609 kms. So... rounded down to 1600 - makes sense.
But 1500 miles comes to be 2414 kms. Looks like the logical and proportional round should be 2400kms. So why BB2500?